ability to express his magic in the voices of the orchestra and the solo instrument". Recordings Piatigorsky predicted that the concerto would be taken up by cellists from round the world, and among those who have recorded the concerto after him are soloists from France (Pierre Fournier, Paul Tortelier), China/Australia (Li-Wei Qin), Germany (Daniel Müller-Schott), Hungary (János Starker), the Netherlands (Pieter Wispelwey), Switzerland (Christian Poltéra), and the US (Lynn Harrell, Mark Kosower, Yo-Yo Ma), as well as British cellists, including Robert Cohen, Steven Isserlis, Ralph Kirshbaum, Julian Lloyd Webber, Raphael Wallfisch and Paul Watkins. A 2009 recording by the cellist Jamie Walton and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Alexander Briger was the first to use the revised 1974 version of the finale (adding the original as a separate bonus track). The 2014 recording by Li-Wei Qin followed in using the 1974 revision. In 2015 BBC Radio 3's regular "Building a Library" comparative review considered all the available recordings of the work. The reviewer found that the recordings by Piatigorsky and Fournier were "essential reference"; considered Wispelwey's had the most imaginative and satisfying solo playing, let down by the orchestral accompaniment; and praised Yo-Yo Ma's lyricism. The top all-round recommendation was the Chandos set, by Paul Watkins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner. Notes, references and sources Notes References Sources 1956 compositions Compositions by William Walton Walton Music commissioned by ensembles or performers